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List of various download managers.

General information

Creator Latest stable release License / Price (USD) Malware-issues Interface Runs on Linux Runs on Windows Runs on Mac OS X
aria2 Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known CLI, GUI Yes Yes Yes
BitComet BitComet Development Group 1.10 Proprietary freeware Adware from version 0.85 to 0.97 and Hash Reports submitted to BC Servers (verification needed) GUI No Yes No
axel Giridhar Appaji Nag Y (formerly Wilmer van der Gaast) 2.4 (2009-04-27) Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known CLI Yes No Yes
Download Accelerator Plus SpeedBit 9.1.1.1 Proprietary / Adware Free, $34.95 for Premium Adware on free version GUI No Yes Yes
Downloader for X Maxim Koshelev 2.5.7.1 Freeware (Artistic License 1.0) GUI Yes No No
Download Express Metaproducts 1.9.341 Proprietary / Freeware, $9.95 for advanced mode None Known GUI No Yes No
DownloadStudio Conceiva 5.1.2.0 Shareware / $20.00 GUI No Yes No
DownThemAll! Federico Parodi, Stefano Verna, Nils Maier Template:Latest stable release/DownThemAll! Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known GUI Yes Yes Yes
Eon Netminder Eonware.com 0.4 Shareware GUI No No Yes
FlashGet FlashGet.com & AmazeSoft 1.9.6.1073 (2007-09-25) Proprietary / Freeware Cydoor Pop-up ads GUI No Yes No
Folx mac.eltima 0.9 (2009-11-09) Proprietary / Freeware None Known GUI No No Yes
FLV Video Downloader BinaryMark.com 3.0 (2009-07-06) Shareware None Known GUI No Yes No
Free Download Manager FreeDownloadManager 6.13.4.3616 (February 9, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-09)) [±] Free Software (GNU General Public License) Installer includes Software Informer CLI, GUI, Web Interface No Yes No
Getleft Andrés García 1.2 Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known GUI Yes Yes Yes
GetGo Download Manager GetGo Software 4.1.0.179 (2009-02-23) Proprietary / Freeware None Known GUI No Yes No
GetRight Headlight Software, Inc. 6.3e (2008-06-23) Proprietary / $49.95 for Pro None Known GUI, Web Interface No Yes No
GGet Johan Svedberg 0.0.4 (2008-12-20) Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known GUI Yes No No
Gigaget Download Manager Gigaget 1.0.0.23 Proprietary / Ad-Supported Freeware None Known GUI No Yes No
Go!Zilla GoZilla.com 5.02 Proprietary / $19.95 Adware GUI No Yes No
Internet Download Accelerator Westbyte Software 5.7.1.1159 (2009-02-14) Proprietary / $24.95 None Known GUI No Yes No
Internet Download Manager Tonec Inc. 5.17.5 (2009-05-27) Proprietary / $29.95 None Known GUI No Yes No
KGet KGet Team 2.1 (2008-07-29) Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known GUI Yes No No
LeechGet LeechGet Team 2.1 Shareware None known GUI No Yes No
Mass Downloader MetaProducts 3.7.797 Proprietary / $19.95 GUI No Yes No
MiniDM IEPro 2.4.4 Free Software / Free None Known GUI No Yes No
Metalink Checker Neil McNab 4.3 (2009-02-09) Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known CLI, GUI Yes Yes Yes
MLDonkey Fabrice Le Fessant and Simon Patarin 3.2.1 (August 20, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-20)) [±] Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known CLI, GUI, Web Interface Yes Yes Yes
mulk Emanuele Bovisio 0.5.0 (2009-09-19) Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known CLI Yes Yes Yes
Net Transport Xi Soft 2.84.456 (2009-05-05) Proprietary / $24.95 GUI No Yes No
Orbit Downloader Orbit Downloader 2.8.17 (2009-10-13) Proprietary / Freeware GUI No Yes No
ReGet ReGet 3.4.265 (Pro)
2.3.266 BETA (Junior)
5.2.330 (Deluxe, 2008-07-05) 		Proprietary / $9.95 (Pro)
$14.95 (Junior)
$29.95 (Deluxe) 		None Known GUI No Yes No
Retriever HalogenWare 1.6 (2009-03-03) Proprietary / Freeware GUI Yes Yes Yes
Shareaza Shareaza Development Team 2.7.10.2 (September 18, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-18)) [±] Free Software (GNU General Public License) Original Client: None Known GUI, Web Interface, CLI No Yes No
TrueDownloader TrueDownloader 0.831 Preview 2 (2008-08-20) Free Software (GNU General Public License) GUI No Yes No
UrlGfe UrlGfe 1.0.2 (2007-07-25) Free Software (GNU General Public License) GUI Yes Yes No
wxDownload Fast Max Magalhães Velasques 0.6.0
(2007-03-11) 		Free Software (GNU General Public License) None Known GUI Yes Yes Builds but doesn't work
Creator Latest stable release License / Price (USD) Malware issues Interface Runs on Linux Runs on Windows Runs on Mac OS X

Protocol Support

HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey
aria2 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No Yes No
axel Yes No Yes No No No No ? No No No No
BlackWidow Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
BrownRecluse Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Connectfusion Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Download Accelerator Plus Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Downloader for X Yes ? Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Download Express Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
DownloadStudio Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No ? Yes No No No
DownThemAll! Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No No No
Eon Netminder Yes No Yes Yes No No No ? No No No No
Faster Downloader Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? Yes No No No
FlashGet Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No ? No No Yes Yes
FLV Video Downloader Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No
Fresh Download Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Getleft Yes No Yes ? No No No ? No No No No
GetGo Download Manager Yes No Yes No Yes No No ? No No No No
GetRight Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? Yes No Yes No
Gigaget Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No ? No No No No
iGetter Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Internet Download Accelerator Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
Internet Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No ? No No No No
KGet Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes ? No No No No
LeechGet Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No No No No No
Mass Downloader Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No ? No No No No
Metalink Checker Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No No No
MiniDM Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No No
MLDonkey Yes ? Yes ? No No ? ? No No Yes Yes
mulk Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No No No
Net Transport Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes Yes Yes
Orbit Downloader Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes No No
ReGet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? No No No No
Retriever Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No Yes No
Shareaza Yes Yes Yes ? No No No Yes No No Yes Yes
Speed Download Yes No No No No No No ? No No No No
Speed Download Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes ? No No No No
TrueDownloader Yes No Yes No No No No ? No No No No
UrlGfe Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? No No No No
wxDownload Fast Yes No Yes No No No Yes ? No No No No
HTTP HTTPS FTP SFTP MMS RTSP Metalink Magnet link Podcast RTMP BitTorrent eDonkey

Features

Web browser integration Resuming Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup Categorized downloads Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Checksum verification Remote Access/Control
aria2 No Yes Yes ? No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes ?
axel No Yes Yes unlimited Yes No No No Yes No No No No ?
BlackWidow Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Scripting Yes ?
BrownRecluse Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Programmable Yes ?
Download Accelerator Plus Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
Downloader for X Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No ?
Download Express Yes Yes Yes 1 No Advanced mode Yes Yes Yes No No No No ?
DownloadStudio Yes Yes Yes unlimited No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ?
DownThemAll! Mozilla based browsers Yes Yes ? No No No No No No No No Yes No
Eon Netminder No Partial Yes unlimited No No Yes Yes No No No No No ?
Faster Downloader Yes Yes Yes 1 No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No ?
FlashGet Yes Yes Yes 50 Yes Yes Yes ? All downloads Yes No Yes ? Yes (with plugin)
FLV Video Downloader Yes No No unlimited No No No No No No No No No ?
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fresh Download Yes Yes Yes 1 No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes ?
Getleft No Yes No ? No No No No No No No No No ?
GetGo Download Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No ?
GetRight Yes Yes Yes 16 ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Scripting Yes Yes
iGetter Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No ?
Internet Download Accelerator Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Internet Download Manager Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
KGet Konqueror Only Yes Yes unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
LeechGet Yes Yes Yes 1+ (?) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No ?
Mass Downloader Yes Yes Yes 1 No Yes Yes Yes All downloads Yes Yes No No ?
Metalink Checker No Yes Yes 5 No No No No No No No No Yes ?
MiniDM Yes Yes Yes unlimited No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes ?
MLDonkey Partial Yes ? unlimited ? No Yes ? No No No No Yes ?
Net Transport Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes ? All downloads ? ? ? ? ?
Orbit Downloader Yes Yes Yes 60 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ?
ReGet Yes Yes Yes ? Searching server seems down? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ?
Retriever Yes Yes Yes unlimited No No No Yes No No No No Yes ?
Shareaza Internet Explorer only Yes Yes unlimited Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Speed Download Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes ? ? ? ? ? Yes ?
TrueDownloader Yes Yes Yes 1 ? ? ? ? Yes ? Yes ? ? ?
UrlGfe No Yes No 1 No No Yes No No No No No No ?
wxDownload Fast Firefox Only Yes Yes 1-9 No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes ?
Web browser integration Resuming Download acceleration URLs per file Mirror search Auto dial/hangup Categorized downloads Cookies import Speed limit File browser ZIP preview Add-on support Checksum verification Remote Access/Control

See also


Download managers
Client software for downloading computer files
Microsoft Windows
Freeware
Shareware
Malware
Unix-like
Multi-platform
Related articles
  1. "Free Download Manager 6 Forums". FreeDownloadManager.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. "MLDonkey at GitHub". GitHub. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. "Shareaza download page on sourceforge Web site". SourceForge. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
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